Man Bao scratched his head and said, "My sister-in-law said that her aunt has some left-wing tendencies, but I don't know how many more."
Man Bao waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about them anymore. Let's go play in the fields later."
Bai Shan and the others have no objection.
All in all, they haven't been to Zhuangzi for more than a year.
There hasn't been much change here in Pucun, except that the complexion on the people's faces has improved a lot. Now they have a well-stocked farm and, among other things, they eat well and are seventy percent full throughout the year.
, you can save some money by selling the remaining grain, which you can use for your children’s marriage in the future.
Therefore, when the villagers working in the fields saw Zhou Man and the others, they subconsciously smiled and greeted them warmly. They also carefully asked Zhou Man whether his work was going well and whether Shangguan liked it.
Man Bao said with a baffled expression that his work was going well, and Shangguan... he liked it, right?
After all, she has many superiors, and there is no guarantee that all of them will like her.
The villagers worshiped the gods and Buddhas all over the sky, hoping that they would bless Zhou Man smoothly and his official career would be prosperous...
Man Bao was a little flattered. Her family's request for such a thing was reasonable, but she was not very familiar with these villagers.
It is necessary to make offerings to gods and Buddhas. Even if there is no offering, it will definitely take away the share of others' wishes. Anyway, she will not give the share of wishes to people she is not familiar with.
Every time you make a wish, what you wish for is not your own affairs, but the affairs of your loved ones around you.
Man Bao looked touched, so Bai Shan dragged her away. When she was far away, he said, "Why are you so surprised? They pray for you to have good career in the officialdom, but they are actually praying for themselves."
He said: "As long as your official career is prosperous, this job field will always be yours, and they can continue to cultivate it."
Man Bao: "Then I'm very happy too."
After thinking for a while, she asked in a low voice: "You said, if there are many people asking for it, will the gods and Buddhas really hear this wish, and then really make my official career prosperous?"
Bai Shan: "...Don't you believe that there are gods and Buddhas in the world?"
Man Bao: "If it's a good thing, you can still believe it."
Not to mention Bai Shan, even Yin You thought she was too simple-minded.
The group of people walked happily in the fields and took a general look at the wheat fields, rice fields, and various beans that had just sprouted. Manbao and the others went to see the experimental fields.
Zhou Lizhong was also in Zhuangzi and happened to introduce them to them.
Now the experimental fields in Zhuangzi have spread out to a large area, as much as twelve acres, and are managed by Zhou Lizhong and his father.
He took out the brochure and showed it to Man Bao, saying: "This is the new seed that my sister-in-law gave us during the first month of the year. Now it has been transplanted. It seems that the seedlings are a little lean, but now they have turned green, so they can be considered alive."
"
Pointing to two more fields, he said: "These are the No. 3 seeds and No. 2 seeds left over from last fall..."
Which type of seeds, where they came from, and what the yield is, can all be traced back to their origins in the notebook.
Including whether they are cold-tolerant or drought-tolerant during their growth, whether they need more water, and whether they attract insects, Zhou Lizhong has recorded them.
Some of them were ordered to be recorded by Zhou Man from the beginning, and some were added by him himself.
Man Bao herself looked a little confused, but Zhou Lizhong remembered it. Whenever she went to a field, Zhou Lizhong would tell her the status of the previous generation of seeds.
Bai Shan listened and sighed: "If you weren't good at studying, you could take the arithmetic exam and then try to enter Sinong Temple..."
Bai Shan paused after saying this, and then said, "Why don't you go and try to take the Mingzhuan exam?"
When Zhou Lizhong heard about reading, he felt a little swaying and felt very weak. "That won't work. Even the words I memorize now, many of them are still learned now."
In terms of farming, Zhou Lizhong was far inferior to Zhou Dalang. With the help of tenants from Pucun, there was no need for Zhou Lizhong to manage the more than ten acres of land, but why was he in charge of it in the end?
Isn’t it because his father doesn’t know how to read?
Zhou Dalang currently only recognizes his own name and some commonly used characters. He is still in a state where he knows but is not very good at writing.
So Zhou Lizhong came here. He had studied for two years and learned many characters from his sister-in-law. He knew all the basic characters.
Even if he couldn't remember how to write some words, he could still look them up in his sister-in-law's thick book of dictionaries. If not, he could ask his wife.
Up to now, Zhou Lizhong had not only consolidated the characters he had learned before, but also recognized many new characters, but... he didn't have the guts to take the imperial examination just yet?
Let’s not talk about whether he can really count. Even if he can, who can appreciate his words like a dog?
"Looking at it...it feels like it would be better to be Li Jun."
Man Bao: "... Apparently no women signed up."
Zhou Lizhong smiled at him, but he had no intention of going anyway.
Man Bao also felt that it was a bit difficult for him to pass the exam, so he said: "You should learn first. Then I will ask around and see if there are many people who want it, so you can take the exam."
Bai Shandao: "You can go back to Luojiang County to take the exam."
Bai Erlang was startled and looked at Bai Shan in surprise, "You want to use the back door?"
Bai Shan couldn't help but pat him, "What did you say? Am I that kind of person?"
Bai Shan and Zhou Lizhong said: "There are many people in the capital, and there are also many literate people. Some people can't pass the Jinshi or Mingjing exams, so they will choose Xiucai, Mingshu and Mingfa. In contrast,
, it is obviously planned to be more remote, and fewer people will take the exam."
"But there are few people who take the exam, and there are still people who will take the exam. So in the capital, these subjects can get full admissions, but it is different in small places." Bai Shandao: "As far as I know, no one has applied for the exam in Luojiang County for several years in a row.
It’s a calculation subject, so no one has passed the exam. If you are willing, we can teach you later.”
"There are not many books that need to be tested for clear calculation. They are the three chapters of "Nine Chapters of Calculation", "Five Classics of Calculation", "Wucao Calculation of Calculation", "Xia Houyang of Calculation", "Zhang Qiujian of Calculation", and "
"Zhou Bi Suan Jing", "Haidao Suan Jing", "Sun Tzu Suan Jing" each have one post, "Zu Shu" has six posts, and "Ji Gu Suan Jing" has four posts. If you have learned these books, you will definitely be in Luojiang County
can pass."
Zhou Lizhong was dizzy. He knew both "Nine Chapters" and "Five Classics". He had studied it with Mr. Zhuang, but he only learned the first bit. He did not learn the more advanced ones. Mr. Zhuang also said that he had learned
These are enough, but now...
Zhou Li swallowed hard and looked at his sister-in-law, "Is it too late for me to start learning now?"
"It's not too late," Man Bao said, "How old are you? If you work until you are fifty years old, you will have to work for another thirty years. You will have finished studying these books in two years, right?"
Zhou Lizhong shook his head repeatedly, wishing he could shake his head down and give it to him.
Bai Erlang immediately said: "You can't judge others by yourself, this, this, it will take at least four years!"
Zhou Lizhong nodded repeatedly, and then whispered: "Maybe it will take six years, or even longer."
Yin He: "...it's calculated clearly, but it doesn't even have a grade. It's just a matter of calculation."